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United Arab Emirates vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The United Arab Emirates has a population of 10.9M (ranked 88/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The United Arab Emirates' land area is 27,421 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 117th vs. 49th).

By GDP, The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

UAE Yemen
Population
11372700
42727988
Population rank 86/197 37/197
GDP
$537B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 29/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$49,378
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 24/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$77,959
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$172B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.8%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,857
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 39/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,921
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
27,421 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
397 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
32.6 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

United Arab Emirates and Yemen: Comparison Charts

United Arab Emirates and Yemen economies compared

GDP
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year GDP
UAE Yemen
1970 $685,986,701 -
1971 $939,893,600 -
1972 $1,415,086,929 -
1973 $4,231,243,616 -
1974 $11,651,505,689 -
1975 $14,720,728,249 -
1976 $19,213,158,779 -
1977 $24,871,775,165 -
1978 $23,775,764,225 -
1979 $31,225,659,621 -
1980 $43,599,160,050 -
1981 $49,333,424,135 -
1982 $46,622,718,605 -
1983 $42,803,323,345 -
1984 $41,807,954,236 -
1985 $40,603,650,232 -
1986 $33,943,612,095 -
1987 $36,384,908,744 -
1988 $36,275,674,203 -
1989 $41,464,995,914 -
1990 $50,701,443,748 $12,643,821,569
1991 $51,552,165,622 $14,665,445,462
1992 $54,239,171,888 $17,959,367,194
1993 $55,625,170,253 $21,736,802,664
1994 $59,305,093,980 $28,019,483,764
1995 $65,743,666,576 $12,796,345,679
1996 $73,571,233,996 $6,496,163,616
1997 $78,839,008,445 $6,838,298,531
1998 $75,674,336,283 $6,322,175,566
1999 $84,445,473,111 $7,639,325,296
2000 $104,337,372,362 $9,679,316,770
2001 $103,311,640,572 $9,852,990,693
2002 $109,816,201,498 $10,693,430,511
2003 $124,346,358,067 $11,777,532,662
2004 $147,824,370,320 $13,867,634,371
2005 $180,617,467,965 $16,731,566,717
2006 $222,116,541,865 $19,063,143,370
2007 $257,916,133,424 $21,650,528,674
2008 $315,474,615,739 $26,910,855,807
2009 $253,547,358,747 $25,130,278,213
2010 $300,189,052,689 $30,906,749,533
2011 $360,832,739,551 $32,726,417,878
2012 $384,610,125,391 $35,401,331,609
2013 $400,218,529,748 $40,415,233,436
2014 $414,105,366,753 $43,228,585,321
2015 $370,275,469,571 $42,444,490,074
2016 $369,255,326,236 $31,317,825,274
2017 $390,516,804,030 $26,842,229,045
2018 $427,049,432,158 $21,606,160,663
2019 $417,989,721,743 -
2020 $349,473,015,330 -
2021 $415,178,792,757 -
2022 $502,731,935,194 -
2023 $514,130,432,648 -
2024 $537,078,829,135 -

United Arab Emirates and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
UAE Yemen
1970 $2,394 -
1971 $2,805 -
1972 $3,675 -
1973 $9,696 -
1974 $23,823 -
1975 $27,117 -
1976 $31,197 -
1977 $35,020 -
1978 $29,379 -
1979 $34,238 -
1980 $42,925 -
1981 $44,854 -
1982 $39,972 -
1983 $34,650 -
1984 $32,012 -
1985 $29,468 -
1986 $23,132 -
1987 $23,113 -
1988 $21,570 -
1989 $23,167 -
1990 $26,710 $910
1991 $25,691 $1,016
1992 $25,648 $1,198
1993 $25,033 $1,397
1994 $25,473 $1,735
1995 $27,003 $764
1996 $28,323 $375
1997 $27,983 $383
1998 $24,889 $343
1999 $25,856 $401
2000 $29,866 $493
2001 $27,745 $487
2002 $27,754 $513
2003 $29,660 $549
2004 $33,377 $628
2005 $38,719 $734
2006 $44,343 $810
2007 $45,855 $890
2008 $50,054 $1,072
2009 $37,803 $969
2010 $43,697 $1,155
2011 $50,789 $1,186
2012 $52,034 $1,245
2013 $52,024 $1,379
2014 $51,381 $1,430
2015 $43,535 $1,362
2016 $41,326 $975
2017 $42,341 $811
2018 $45,690 $634
2019 $44,251 -
2020 $37,174 -
2021 $43,360 -
2022 $49,899 -
2023 $49,041 -
2024 $49,378 -

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
UAE Yemen
1950 42.1 28.9
1951 42.9 29.3
1952 43.6 29.6
1953 44.4 30
1954 45.2 30.4
1955 46 30.8
1956 46.9 31.3
1957 47.8 31.8
1958 48.8 32.4
1959 49.7 32.9
1960 50.7 33.5
1961 51.6 34.1
1962 52.5 33.7
1963 53.5 33.4
1964 54.5 34.9
1965 55.5 35.6
1966 56.6 36.3
1967 57.6 37.1
1968 58.7 38
1969 59.8 39.6
1970 60.8 40.6
1971 61.8 41.8
1972 62.7 42.7
1973 63.5 43.6
1974 64.4 44.5
1975 65.1 45.5
1976 65.8 46.4
1977 66.5 47.4
1978 67.1 48.5
1979 67.6 49.5
1980 68.2 50.6
1981 68.6 51.7
1982 69.1 52.4
1983 69.4 53.6
1984 69.8 54.6
1985 70.1 55.4
1986 70.4 54
1987 70.6 56.8
1988 70.8 57.4
1989 71 58
1990 71.1 58.5
1991 71.1 58.8
1992 71.2 59.3
1993 71.2 59.7
1994 71.2 59.8
1995 71.4 60.5
1996 71.8 60.9
1997 72.6 61.3
1998 73.7 61.8
1999 75 62.3
2000 76.3 62.8
2001 77.6 63.3
2002 78.7 63.8
2003 79.6 64.4
2004 80.3 64.9
2005 80.8 65.4
2006 81.2 65.8
2007 81.4 66.2
2008 81.6 66.6
2009 81.7 66.9
2010 81.9 67.2
2011 81.9 67.4
2012 81.9 67.6
2013 82 68
2014 82 68
2015 82.1 66.8
2016 82.2 67.1
2017 82.4 67.1
2018 82.4 65.9
2019 82.6 66.6
2020 81.9 66.4
2021 79.1 66
2022 80.5 68
2023 82.9 69.3
2024 83.1 69.4
2025 83.2 69.6

United Arab Emirates and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year Population
UAE Yemen
1960 131,334 5,532,301
1961 137,989 5,655,232
1962 144,946 5,782,221
1963 152,211 5,911,135
1964 159,692 6,048,006
1965 167,103 6,195,593
1966 173,976 6,351,494
1967 179,700 6,516,444
1968 199,416 6,690,524
1969 239,660 6,875,859
1970 286,536 7,065,279
1971 335,027 7,257,462
1972 385,014 7,460,068
1973 436,399 7,672,796
1974 489,087 7,896,783
1975 542,856 8,133,598
1976 615,866 8,384,113
1977 710,209 8,648,222
1978 809,274 8,926,586
1979 912,010 9,224,194
1980 1,015,700 9,543,358
1981 1,099,855 9,882,362
1982 1,166,370 10,241,006
1983 1,235,305 10,621,499
1984 1,305,996 11,025,597
1985 1,377,911 11,453,825
1986 1,467,383 11,901,040
1987 1,574,244 12,369,912
1988 1,681,788 12,859,708
1989 1,789,851 13,364,174
1990 1,898,220 13,887,862
1991 2,006,626 14,430,201
1992 2,114,730 14,989,494
1993 2,222,093 15,563,914
1994 2,328,188 16,149,147
1995 2,434,662 16,740,058
1996 2,597,564 17,313,177
1997 2,817,410 17,873,936
1998 3,040,421 18,446,013
1999 3,266,009 19,029,420
2000 3,493,575 19,624,141
2001 3,723,590 20,226,147
2002 3,956,826 20,835,086
2003 4,192,457 21,456,379
2004 4,428,967 22,095,167
2005 4,664,790 22,790,085
2006 5,009,100 23,543,083
2007 5,624,635 24,318,082
2008 6,302,664 25,111,941
2009 6,707,058 25,927,724
2010 6,869,838 26,754,387
2011 7,104,538 27,582,897
2012 7,391,448 28,433,647
2013 7,693,031 29,312,952
2014 8,059,440 30,226,309
2015 8,505,237 31,159,379
2016 8,935,095 32,109,010
2017 9,223,225 33,090,921
2018 9,346,701 34,085,182
2019 9,445,785 35,111,408
2020 9,401,038 36,134,863
2021 9,575,152 37,140,230
2022 10,074,977 38,222,876
2023 10,483,751 39,390,799
2024 10,876,981 40,583,164

Fertility rates in United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Fertility rate
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
UAE Yemen
1960 6.5 7.99
1961 6.49 8
1962 6.49 8.01
1963 6.5 8.03
1964 6.49 8.07
1965 6.5 8.1
1966 6.5 8.14
1967 6.51 8.17
1968 6.53 8.19
1969 6.52 8.22
1970 6.52 8.23
1971 6.52 8.26
1972 6.5 8.27
1973 6.46 8.29
1974 6.41 8.33
1975 6.35 8.37
1976 6.29 8.42
1977 6.22 8.47
1978 6.15 8.5
1979 6.06 8.67
1980 5.95 8.71
1981 5.81 8.75
1982 5.66 8.79
1983 5.48 8.83
1984 5.3 8.85
1985 5.13 8.86
1986 5 8.86
1987 4.88 8.83
1988 4.77 8.79
1989 4.65 8.71
1990 4.51 8.61
1991 4.25 8.46
1992 4.09 8.27
1993 3.82 8.05
1994 3.76 7.8
1995 3.28 7.53
1996 3.06 7
1997 2.83 6.82
1998 2.77 6.64
1999 2.79 6.49
2000 2.73 6.32
2001 2.62 6.14
2002 2.54 5.97
2003 2.49 5.84
2004 2.38 5.71
2005 2.23 5.56
2006 1.96 5.41
2007 1.79 5.26
2008 1.52 5.11
2009 1.58 5
2010 1.57 4.81
2011 1.54 4.63
2012 1.53 4.63
2013 1.53 4.62
2014 1.48 4.62
2015 1.42 4.62
2016 1.37 4.61
2017 1.35 4.61
2018 1.29 4.61
2019 1.25 4.6
2020 1.29 4.6
2021 1.16 4.6
2022 1.15 4.59
2023 1.2 4.59

United Arab Emirates and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Year Median age, years
UAE Yemen
1960 19.6 19.7
1961 20.1 19.6
1962 20.6 19.6
1963 21 19.5
1964 21.5 19.4
1965 22 19.3
1966 22.6 19.2
1967 23.3 19.1
1968 23.5 18.9
1969 23.1 18.7
1970 23 18.4
1971 23.2 18.1
1972 23.6 17.8
1973 24.1 17.6
1974 24.7 17.3
1975 25.4 17
1976 25.6 16.8
1977 25.4 16.6
1978 25.5 16.3
1979 25.8 16.1
1980 26.2 15.9
1981 26.4 15.7
1982 26.4 15.5
1983 26.4 15.3
1984 26.4 15.1
1985 26.6 15
1986 26.5 14.9
1987 26.1 14.8
1988 25.9 14.7
1989 25.8 14.6
1990 25.8 14.6
1991 26 14.6
1992 26.4 14.6
1993 26.8 14.6
1994 27.4 14.6
1995 28 14.7
1996 28.1 14.8
1997 27.9 14.9
1998 27.9 15
1999 28 15.2
2000 28.2 15.4
2001 28.6 15.6
2002 29.1 15.8
2003 29.6 16
2004 30.3 16.2
2005 30.9 16.4
2006 31.4 16.7
2007 31.6 16.9
2008 31.6 17.2
2009 31.6 17.4
2010 31.7 17.7
2011 31.7 17.9
2012 31.7 18.1
2013 31.7 18.3
2014 31.8 18.5
2015 31.8 18.7
2016 31.8 18.8
2017 31.8 18.9
2018 31.8 19
2019 31.8 19.1
2020 31.8 19.1
2021 31.9 19.1
2022 31.9 19.2
2023 32.2 19.2
2024 32.6 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

UAE Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$538B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2021
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.64%
2014
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
63,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.89%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.88%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
51.6%
2023
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
47.7%
2023
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
71.6
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
20.5%
2018
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2018
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
202,201
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
154
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.05T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$238B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received n/a
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
8,084,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports n/a
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
85.7%
2021
11.9%
2022

Energy

UAE Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
8,336 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.85
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
206 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
19.6 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.7%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.24%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-171.5%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14,688 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
13.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

UAE Yemen
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+278,439
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
65
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.75
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
179
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.8%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
65%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

UAE Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,315
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$284.4
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.91
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.08 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

UAE Yemen
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
2,521 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,512 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,225 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,535 mi
2008
n/a

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